Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Prediction, 2/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz

Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: KJZZ

The Utah Jazz (13-41) host the Houston Rockets (34-21) at Delta Center on Saturday.

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and took a loss by a score of 105-98 in their last game. Houston walked away from the contest having earned a 40.9% field goal percentage (38 of 93) and converted 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Rockets made 10 of 18 tries for a percentage of 55.6%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 52 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 24 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Houston allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the floor on 35 out of 89 shooting. Golden State recorded 26 dimes and had 13 steals for the contest. On top of that, Golden State had 42 rebounds (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Golden State walked away from this one shooting 88.9% at the charity stripe by converting 24 of their 27 attempts. They also converted 11 of 41 shots from distance. Concerning fouls, the Rockets walked away with 20 and the Warriors racked up 18 fouls.

Aaron Holiday is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. Holiday finished the contest at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 37 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Houston enters this one with a win-loss record of 34-21 on the season. They average 112.7 points per contest (17th in the league) while going 44.6% from the field. The Rockets are shooting 33.9% on three-point attempts (663 of 1,953) and 74.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Houston is snagging 48.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,246 dimes for the year, which is 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Rockets are able to force 15.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on three-point shots and they are 6th in basketball in opponents PPG (108.6). The Rockets defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 45.4% (2,192 of 4,829) and they relinquish 42.9 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 1st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,251 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the Jazz took a loss by a final score of 120-116 against the Clippers. The Jazz were able to snag 38 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 47 in the matchup. They turned it over 26 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. The Clippers had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Jazz to the free throw line for 26 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 84.6%. Concerning shots from downtown, Utah buried 18 of 45 attempts (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Jazz walked away from this one shooting 38 for 78 from the field which had them sitting at 48.7%. The Jazz allowed the Clippers to bury 39 of 94 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 41.5% in this contest. They finished 36.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 14 out of 38 and finished the game at 28 of 36 at the charity stripe (77.8%). With respect to how they rebounded, Utah permitted Los Angeles to grab 43 overall (13 offensive).

Kyle Filipowski pitched in for the Jazz for the game. Filipowski had 20 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He made 8 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 13-41 for the season. The Jazz are committing 19.4 fouls per contest while shooting 79.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.6 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 17.6 times per game. Utah has totaled 6,064 pts for the year (112.3 per contest) and they collect 45.5 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Jazz are shooting 45.9% from the field, which has them ranked 20th in basketball.

The Utah defense surrenders 35.8% on 3-point shots (784 of 2,191) and opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 28.7 assists and 42.6 boards per contest, which is 26th and 6th in basketball. The Jazz on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 119.4. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.7% from the field (26th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Utah and under the total points

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